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Yup - my insurance is out of pocket until I reach 2K deductible(which is not great, but company does put money in HSA) - Quick Clinic charges me almost $400 depending on what bloodwork and test they do for for a normal I'm sick and running fever visit....$200.00 cash including everything if I self pay...... Obamacare really screwed up the medical insurance....before him, I was golden

1. Doctors have accepted Medicaid since 1982. Why do people have to be instructed to call a doctor when they are sick versus going to the ER. You don't need a HS diploma to figure out what to do if you are sick. 2. Maybe they got an income tax return to by a tv? Rent to own in making weekly payments, no one buys a TV from a rent to own place.....they are 25-30% higher than a retail store. I do have a nice things and toys. I earned them and worked hard for it with no college degree. Only millionaires can afford medical care without insurance....because a 3 day stay in the hospital could cost 300K......because those prices are jacked up to make up for the uninsured. What you are saying indirectly is not everyone is equal......I think everyone is equal, it's just bad decisions that separate us. I am not including folks with learning or physical disabilities. They need our help.

Remember when white supremacy was the biggest threat to domestic terrorism..... [Hidden Content] Looks like the left is actually the ones assassinating people in broad daylight, shutting down our highways and bridges, throwing Molotov cocktails in Governors house and burning up Tesla's...... The left is in deep doo doo right now politically and morally......

There is going to be so many redactions it probably won't make sense, but will give enough mystery to float conspiracy theories.....

He did not say he was cutting benefits. He said he was cutting waste, fraud and abuse. You are making things up to spread false information that supports your hate of trump. For you convenience, Below I have attached the ACTUAL BILL as passed by the house. Why don't you read all 1118 pages and tell the class where it says he's going to cut benefits for the true disabled....... [Hidden Content]

@AggiesAreWe - If I thought for a minute this bill would deprive anyone with TRUE disabilities of benefits, I would be totally against this bill. Until it is proven different, I'm taking them at their word it is for waste, fraud and abuse. On a similar topic ( @Big girl listen close) - In my younger days I worked in EMS for 8 years, then after that I ran 2 different rent to own companies. In EMS, the "sick calls" when people call ambulances to claim they are sick (or may have a cold) to basically get a taxi ride across town was almost daily. 99.9% had no insurance. It was a loss for the ambulance company and hospital. If they had Medicaid, they were using an expensive emergency room for what could of been a Doctor visit at far less money. Hospitals do not turn sick people away like some of the left want you to believe. Rent to own - I worked for Rent A Center (hated that place btw) - 75-80% of our customers were on SSI or some type of government housing. They spent a significant amount of their money on Big Screen TV's and furniture. Some would furnish their entire section 8 apartment with rental furniture. I remember some paying 75-100 a week back in 1990.....$400 a month back then would of financed a Corvette.... Yet they needed housing assistance/food stamps?? Also, we were in the same parking lot as the food stamp office. There would be 100's of people selling their food stamps for 50 cents on the dollar.... That was back when there was no internet or ways to electronically scam the government.......Can you imagine now? So, I am for cutting waste, fraud and abuse........

You'd think he would learn,,,,,lol

Funny they had doom and gloom with his tax cuts and they were wrong..... and yes, trump won and he gets 4 years to implement the agenda he ran on.

Pretty bold to put so much in one bill. I think he has confidence it will get to his desk.

It was everything he campaigned on......I know it's going to be an adjustment for you having a President pushing hard to do what he campaigned on.....heck, it's going to be an adjustment for you having the man nominated President actually running the country and signing his own bills...you'll be ok tho....take it slow

Waste, Fraud and abuse...... Saving that money give better care to those sick children you care about

I'm not sure why you quoted me - you didn't make an attempt to answer my question - just get political.... I know answering direct questions is hard for some..... Oh, and I don't need you defending me.....

Why are you in a hurry? Bondi has been in office 3 months.....There are more pressing things to do plus all those redactions take time

First step complete, it will be edited in the senate and then has to pass the house........ BUT, Like it or not, if this makes it to the Presidents desk, this will be an HISTORIC bill packing almost ALL of Trump's campaign promises...... The Democrats and left wing media does not know what to do.....the different headlines are great! [Hidden Content]

It does not make sense he refused to ID, knowing he was going to jail.....I mean, wouldn't you try and NOT arrest a fellow police officer if you could?

I doubled checked with a good friend of mine who is a NP (and has his Doctorate) said there was zero chance this just popped up in the last 12 months - he said it was either complete incompetence or a cover up. He has had the best medical insurance for years, and you KNOW he had routine at least yearly exams and blood work. If it was not for the cover up of his mental well being, this would of possibly went under the radar. When you add the mental issues, and now the medical issues, this is going down as one of the biggest scandals in American history.....IMO

If I rented a beach cabin or even more realistic driving down there to play a gig ( I actually have one at the Gulf Range July 12th) and was arrested for a taillight out or not using my blinker, I would be outraged. I get they needed to do something, but I think this was a bit much and will effect future beach rentals. I have a FB friend who rented a cabin months ago and had beachfront access but could not use the beach.....all sorts of problems this weekend.

yea, I think they over did it to make a point, but may have cost them more than they realize

It was not targeting the jeepers IMO - it was targeting everyone......and I looked at the arrest mugshots on Galveston County page....NONE of those folks looked like Jeepers,,,,,and they were arresting folks for no seat belts, brake lights out and cracked windshields.....among other more serious crimes

There were more than 400 officers used this weekend on the Bolivar Peninsula, not counting EMS, the paddy wagons, etc..... They had check points at both ends of the peninsula, checking every vehicle for any traffic violation. I imagine that is costing Galveston County a pretty good chunk of change. I doubt the revenue from the tickets will put a dent in it. They sure sent a message. I'm a law abiding citizen for the most part. I always have a valid ID, well maintained vehicle and proper insurance. I do speed occasionally, understanding the risk and knowing I may receive a ticket. However, when I go to the beach for relaxation, I don't want to wait in line 1 to 2 hours to basically prove I'm doing nothing wrong....or get a ticket because I didn't realize a license plate light was out...... There were 275 arrest........52 were felony charges, the rest misdemeanors..... I would like to see the number of "warnings" they gave....my guess, not many if any at all. I totally back the blue, always have, but I feel this was an over the top response to trying to fix a problem. [Hidden Content]

It was not an insurrection because of several reasons, but there was no plan - so it is better called a riot

We were not under invasion when they used it during the KKK..... 6 million illegals came in under Biden administration...... It is not a stretch to call that an invasion

Dude, you are going to the EXTREME.....you said a LOT of words but did not answer my simple question, so I will ask it again...... Can you give some examples of misuse the other 4 times it happened. Oh - and I raised my son to be smart - He would not be caught in a protest and go to jail. It's always the ones that refuse to leave that go to jail, not the majority of people protesting. He knows to not draw attention to himself. I drank at the beach when I was under age. I NEVER got caught, because I wasn't the idiot in the back of the truck yelling and screaming and drawing attention to myself......I was too busy talking to girls trying to get them to go for a ride in my mustang......

Can you give some examples of misuse the other 4 times it happened. Trump has been wounded in one of the two assassination attempts...IT SHOULD be investigated. I wish they would raid his house like they did with Trump. They did it JUST for show. Anyway, before Trump, most Americans thought threats to a President should be taken seriously......you would think a previous FBI director would know better.....

If you are complaining about egg prices and not shopping at Wal-Mart or HEB, then I don't feel sorry for you..... That is like grocery shopping at a convenience store and complaining everything is expensive..... The fact that you try so hard to be right IS VERY impressive tho..... I'll give you that